Dural arteriovenous fistula in the setting of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis and COVID-19 infection

CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 infections may pose as an emerging risk factor for the development of CVST and subsequent dAVF development. To the authors' knowledge, this study presents the first cases in the literature describing a temporal relationship between COVID-19 and development of a dAVF with CVST. The effect of both COVID-19 and associated vaccines should be further assessed in future studies to examine its impact as an effect modifier on the association of dAVF and CVST.PMID:38427997 | DOI:10.3171/2023.12.FOCUS23794
Source: Neurosurgical Focus - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Source Type: research